The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
FRIVOLOUS CONTESTS MADE BY eRsny
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FRIVOLOUS CONTESTS MADE BY GRAM
"REF0REERs."
The Nichols Chairman NJ -. p..t.,
Convention Recognizes Fiim.v ~,
bests from All But One Of ths 1890,
wards to Secure lT8iority-Tbe ron
Fentlon heorEanized and Proper Dele
m ooIFAx, Nov. go, 1857.
me parish convention met here yestsrdSv
ana me Nichols people repeated their Cad5,
lllck Of recognizing delegates who had new,
neen elected, and refusing recognition T.
those who had in order to control nc body
me regularly selected delegates, eoJnnoaiTs
me majority Of the convention, refused y
be thus oyerridden, and reorQanjzed Al,
committee. A new chairman was selected i,
sixteen OF the TWENTY-FIVE delegates electe5
70 the convention, and the meeting then IRA.
eeeded to the election OF three delegates i
the State Convention.
Inc niinsy pretext upon which the so-ealled
iretormerg1 base their claim 20 represant.,
ton ID the State Convention can Be- seen -
the following HISTORY Of the ward meeting
held in this parish on the 18TH instant. and
the proceedings Of the parish Convention
whioh assembled here on the 10th.
In the 6rst ward, with four delegates. Mr.
u. q. Goodwin, editor OF the Collar cbrot,
zoe, and chairman Of the parish committee.
| advertised die mass meeting for II A. m. 4
number Of citizens arrived and waited until
after II O'Clock. They found the Courthouse
locked and the key in the possession Of the
NICHOLS party. They became impatient and
rung the courthouse bell, After waiting
awhile longer the sheriff at the reanest IL
the citizens got into the window and opened
the door.
Then Mr.. Goodwin came ia and called the
meeting to order. Messrs. Teal and RAN
dolph secured the floor end demanded recog-
nltion, but the chairman recognized Mr.
hleliide, who immediately began 10 speak
against time. There wGs objection, but the
speaker declared he had the floor, and, IL
necessary, would speak until midnight, He
hnbIly ceased his harangue and the meeting
proceeded to business.
The first question TO be decided was who
were entitled TO participate. Mr. Wieltliffe
challenged white man who bad acted yIf6
the party ever since the election Of Nichols
IN 1876, and whose right to vote at Demo-
cratic primaries had been passed upon
"a the Wilt election. MCn who had oted
for Delegates TO the convention that nom
mated Blanchard at NatehitocLes were alse
challenged.
The Nichols wing chose az chairman a
man who game to Grant parish with the
troops, said 70 DE Republican at that time,
and at the first special election for district
Judge, and participated In a mass meetInR
Tor the nomination, He then bUlted the
nomination and voted what was known as
the orphan or lonesome ticket for Judge
Bowman. The man chosen al secretary Of
the meeting offered to vote on an affidavit
ttor. John A. Stevenson in the last guberna-
torlat election.
A division IN the some building took place.
and the majority proceeded 10 the election Oh
chairman. y, g. Randolph, q resident Of
Grant lor twelve years and q resident Of the
state for thlrty-tiye, years, who had never
ticket was elected president and the first
ward meeting seleeted Henan Smith, Dr.
X. j.. Randolph and L. Price, OF GOlRaX, and
Robert Desags, az delegates TO the parish |
Inc Nichols men contested the
seating Of these delegates.
In tile second ward, With five delegates, the !
mass meeting assembled about noon, and |
Nm. Irwin was chosen Chairman and John
Haduot, secretary, without objection. II !
was decided To vote by ballot, and me BALLOT |
ing proceeded without objection. Upon 4
counting out the votes McEnery had ma !
jority (the count standing SO 10 81, and the \
meeting adjourned gilledte,
Ia the evening Of the same day some six |
teen Or seventeen Nichols supporters rot to- !
getheT aud elected another setof delegates.
In ward 3, which elected two DELEGATES, |
/ very decided majority Waa sesf IN Morn
sry-tt is claimed two 70 one. No notice Of |
my contest ERs entered and the meeting |
,,dlouIrned, the Nichols men admitting their
IA the fourth ward. with two delegates, the |
Meeting WAS held ut bhe uAual hour, and two |
Aetpsry delegates elected. There were no |
I'M ward 8 the ngefinp 4asseuabIed and
slecEsd q Nieholis deiegafp. Ehe VTaTi7 heinz
sntitled To a sineis vote
m ward q which had three delegs4ea n 4
mass meeting was REGULARLY called. TBere |
we're no obieetions pT oonLeBts raised. and AVA /
neetirR eies.tgd three NrJinei'v delet,s IN IN 1
/ 1ecidad i0RioTdty Ma other fioltff W.
roted
,ofd, 4 n1sgs meaning oT citizet,s eleetad flye
Sicaoils delsesf0g, ~
fit5e naIisb p,,Y,X,en+ ior, assafnl,e7 ar, GAt,,r
laY, lgth fugtanE The 6rst Ilt,ye lnFd Il Syas
u attempt 81 coinpromise 81 seyerel fair-
u tina Gonyention. Tihe Nighnlls reonie
,iain6ad that fhsrs were tyeni,ine eroai,ds III
3onteat IN wards and II ard proDoged thak i
ia contesting deiegations from those ssilrds I
y seated IN, 4 Lsif yofe Air. ~, ferTing
,g;tb so1na hi thg NiehoIia ieedese fhat nror,5.
ti5,s tgas ~, IL, tl,, }i'ierds ~ ok
Jis6olfs - n 80
Mi. Goodwyn, chairman Of the parish com.
t a.sSe o naS M ys XIV 5a N
lifn1, n sbaiFf,Sn "a psndafTh;s 11a4ee
IA sIirzeated. bllt mot beitia A deieeafe ID
WI pif6drswn, and I'M, Dunn tooE fhe
hSir Car I6sts ,yers then fiIed by fhe Nieh-
tIs ,so,, ~ ,,yst 81 II ana IA
il Falei 3. III piii ~ Fstnen1bered. a meet
No svaa held N 4I,a evet,fbss Nv givhear I
Il seventsen fnen aftfi the ~ MAR fneef-
;I,, ~ cot tesf 4, 15Sd 3 4hega h,d bsen
X Ctics NJ, 80, IN ,y,Ssel MA ft., "a, lesf
iled wa gipliieig iy.iyoious. dy6is gas the esss